CHAN
Description
Values
CHAN_REPLACE | -1 | Used when playing sounds through console commands. |
CHAN_AUTO | 0 | Automatic channel |
CHAN_WEAPON | 1 | Channel for weapon sounds |
CHAN_VOICE | 2 | Channel for NPC voices |
CHAN_ITEM | 3 | Channel for items ( Health kits, etc ) |
CHAN_BODY | 4 | Clothing, ragdoll impacts, footsteps, knocking/pounding/punching etc. |
CHAN_STREAM | 5 | Stream channel from the static or dynamic area |
CHAN_STATIC | 6 | A constant/background sound that doesn't require any reaction. This channel allows same sounds files to play multiple times without cutting out. |
CHAN_VOICE2 | 7 | TF2s Announcer dialogue channel |
CHAN_VOICE_BASE | 8 | Channels 8-135 (128 channels) are allocated for player voice chat This channel allows same sounds files to play multiple times without cutting out. |
CHAN_USER_BASE | 136 | Channels from this and onwards are allocated to game code |